DECIDUOUS TREES. 97 
the Northern States ; very plentiful in Central New York. 
Valuable for growing in low, wet soils. 
FRAXINUS QUADRANGULATA (Blue Ash).—Leaflets seven 
to nine, with very short stalks, oblong ovate ; young 
branches nearly square, hence the specific name; fruit an- 
inch and a half long and three eighths of an inch wide; a 
large tree, producing very valuable timber; grows in me 
uplands ; common in Ohio and to the Scuahignne 
FRAXINUS PLATYCARPA (Carolina Water Ash).—Leaflets 
five to seven, ovate, slightly pointed at both ends; seeds 
with broad wings, smaller than the preceding; a medium- 
sized tree, growing in wet soils at the South. 
All the different species of Ash grow readily from seeds 
and produce an abundance of fibrous roots the first season ; 
consequently they are easily transplanted, even when they 
become of considerable size. There are several foreign 
Species and varieties, many of which are cultivated as or- 
namental trees. These are readily worked on the more 
common ones. They may be budded or grafted, always 
using the free-growing sorts for stocks. The native spe- 
cies which deserve the most attention as timber trees are 
—F. alba and F. quadrangulata for high and dry situa- 
tions ; and the F. sambucifolia for low, wet soils. 
GLEpIrscura. (Honey Locust.) 
The Peduey Locust has been much extolled as a hedge- 
plant, and quite extensively planted in some sections. for 
that purpose. It is doubtful if it will ever become popular 
for this purpose as it is naturally a large tree, consequently 
requiring severe pruning to keep it in check. . 
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